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We’ll just let things slide easy all weekend. Do some downloading, hang out, whatever. And because there can never be too much bass or too much Boogie:
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November, 2006.

Last week, I told you about running into a new taper when I was in New Orleans, someone taping for a friend who was also a new taper. Well, tapers one and two have finished processing their first full concert, and have graciously offered it here to share. Here’s a sample (in mp3 [...]

Sax this summer has been unusually good, so I naturally got thinking of King Curtis and “Soul Serenade”.
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Couldn’t make it to any of the Taylor Hicks summer tour? Don’t sweat it, because we’re bringing the tour right to you. “TaysHarmonica” (not the actual gob iron, but the fan of that name) captured almost the entire Torrington gig. Some good stuff, including very fine versions of Gonna Move and Compared to What. Sit [...]

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Elvis died on 16 August 1977. The Times has a comprehensive retrospective here with many video links and a reexamination of his career and the potential he did/did not live up to. (Obligatory fried banana sandwich recipe included.)

The Taylor Hicks show was now a pleasant but fading memory, and I was in New Orleans for a few more days. Hanging out enjoying a beer at one point, I noticed that a person nearby had some very interesting equipment on the table. Now, last March I ran across some discussions on-line about taping [...]

What’s on your mind? I’ve been youtubing with the Alternate Routes, the band that’s been opening for the Taylor Hicks tour on this northeast stint. I like these guys.

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But I’ve got a bug in my head that “alternate roots” has some mathematical meaning. I [...]

At this point, it really is all about the iPhone.
After checking the merch table, I grabbed a gin and tonic and realized that I didn’t want to stand around for over an hour until the main show started. So, I found a bench to hang out on. It was as far as possible from the [...]

Once inside the House of Blues, I wandered around a bit and landed at the merch table. It made me wonder about the musical life of a merch guy. Obviously, you’d have to love music to take a job that takes you to show after show, but equally obviously, in between, you’d want to listen [...]

I’m going to finish off the week with several short posts in short order, dealing with some people I ran into and observations that ran into me while I was in New Orleans earlier this week for the Taylor Hicks concert.